Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland

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appellate court court system superior court

The Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland is the senior appellate and superior court system for Northern Ireland, encompassing its High Court, Court of Appeal, and Crown Court.

Aliases (7)

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	appellate court → court system → superior court →
advisesOnAppealsFrom	county courts in Northern Ireland → magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland →
alsoKnownAs	Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland →
appealsTo	Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
applies	European Convention on Human Rights as incorporated by the Human Rights Act 1998 →
appointingAuthorityForJudges	monarch of the United Kingdom →
country	United Kingdom →
emblem	Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (used in court) →
establishedBy	Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 →
governedBy	Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly → Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom → Northern Ireland constitutional law →
handlesAppealsFrom	Crown Court in Northern Ireland → High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland NERFINISHED → county courts in Northern Ireland →
hasChiefJudge	Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.judiciaryni.uk →
hasPart	Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland → Crown Court in Northern Ireland → High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland →
hasTypeOfCase	judicial review cases → major civil litigation → serious criminal trials →
hierarchicalLevel	highest court of Northern Ireland below the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom →
jurisdiction	Northern Ireland →
languageOfProceedings	English →
lawReports	Northern Ireland Law Reports →
legalSystem	common law →
legalTradition	Anglo-Irish common law tradition →
location	Belfast →
oversees	civil cases in Northern Ireland → criminal cases in Northern Ireland →
partOf	judiciary of Northern Ireland →
region	Northern Ireland →
replaced	Supreme Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland (earlier structure) →
seatsAt	Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast →
subjectTo	judicial review principles →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
courts of the United Kingdom → courts of the United Kingdom ("Crown Court in Northern Ireland") →	includesCourt
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland ("Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland") →	alsoKnownAs
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly ("courts of Northern Ireland") →	checkedBy
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ("Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978") →	establishedUnder
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland ("Crown Court in Northern Ireland") →	handlesAppealsFrom
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland ("King's Bench Division (Northern Ireland)") →	hasDivision
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland ("Crown Court in Northern Ireland") →	hasPart
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ("Crown Court in Northern Ireland") →	hearsAppealsFrom
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ("Courts of Northern Ireland") →	partOf
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland ("Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland") →	predecessor
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland ("Supreme Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland (earlier structure)") →	replaced